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Genesis 24:42 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:”

Genesis 24:42

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40

And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

41

Then shalt thou be clear from {this} my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee {one}, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

42

And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

43

Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw {water}, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

44

And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: {let} the same {be} the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.

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